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Hi. I'm Dariel Raye, an interracial/multi-cultural paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and psy/suspense author, and every day of this journey is a learning experience. I'm also a counselor, musician, and animal lover. My stories are about all-conquering love and romance, and I enjoy hosting other authors as well. Enter a world where werewolves, vampires, multi-shifters, vamp-like Nephilim, Vodouin Fey, and all things paranormal capture our hearts...

Saturday, June 11, 2016

#Romantic Idea: "Cassandra" by Caroline Clemmons

I’m excited to announce the third book in my Bride
Brigade Series, CASSANDRA, is now up
for preorder and will release June 24th. This series has been a lot
of fun to write. I young widow in a Texas town with no young women goes East to
bring back seven candidates for marriage. So far, Josephine and Angeline have
married. Now it’s Cassandra’s turn to find her true love.

Don’t you love preorder? You click on the button and
then, if you’re like me, forget about the book until one day—Voila!—there it is
on your e-reader. Like magic, isn’t it?

Here’s a bit about CASSANDRA:

A
desperate plan…

A
masquerade to achieve a goal…

Lies
that create a web…

Cassandra
Bradford has the cast off wardrobe to pose as a lady. Her goal is to marry a
wealthy man who can provide her young brother with a sound future. Drat the
luck! The first man she sees in Tarnation is a dusty cowboy who sends her heart
pounding. No, he’s not the one for her. She has a better life in mind.

Samuel
Drummond is one of the wealthiest ranchers in that part of the state, but he
wants that kept quiet. His first wife married him for his money then left when
she became bored with ranch life. He won’t let that happen again. He intends to
find a woman who wants him no matter how poor she thinks he is.

When
both Cassandra and Sam learn omissions the other has made, there are fireworks
between them. They must work through their anger and hurt to achieve happiness.

She
ran upstairs and grabbed her purse and set out for a walk. When she was even
with the mercantile, she stopped in to visit with Josephine, who was working
there now.

Michael
Buchanan, the owner, smiled when she entered. “Josephine, why don’t you take
off long enough to visit with your friend?”

The
two women walked up and down the aisles. Cassandra spotted some lovely lace,
but set the spool back down.

“Would
you like some of that? I just put it out, so you’ll have first choice.”

“I
don’t think so today, Josephine, but I’ll keep it in mind.” She didn’t want
anyone to know she was nearly destitute. The few coins she had left from her
wages would have to last until she married. Who knew how long that might be?

“You’ve
had a busy week with suitors. Made up your mind yet?”

“I’m
so torn, Josephine. One man makes my knees go weak and the other meets my
criteria for a husband.”

“Oh,
no, Cassandra. Don’t settle for anything but love. A lifetime is an awfully long
time to only be ‘in like’ with the man you marry.”

Cassandra
trailed a finger along the shelf as she ambled along the aisle. “Arranged
marriages have couples starting off as virtual strangers and many are quite
successful.”

“And
many aren’t. Would you want to… you know, with someone you don’t love?”

“No,
but I’m not sure I’m that enthused about it at all.” Liar, she called herself.
The memory of being in Sam’s arms still heated her body.

Josephine
giggled. “You may change your mind.”

Cassandra
glanced pointedly at the store’s owner then back to her friend. “Have
you?”

The
other woman’s face sobered. “We were talking about you, not me. I think you’d
be making a mistake to wed for anything but love.”

“I’ll
keep what you’ve said in mind, but I’m not making any promises.” She knew her
friend had been poor too, so having her say to go for love made an impact.

My #Romanticidea
is:

Join
your love in doing simple things that bring togetherness. Spend time together
taking a walk, watching a movie, reading side by side. Romance isn’t sparked by
lavish expense, but by time we share. Of course, if you can afford a lavish
vacation or evening out, that’s wonderful. But, time is the best gift you can
give anyone.

About the Author

Caroline Clemmons is an
Amazon bestselling and award winning author of historical and contemporary
western romances. A frequent speaker at conferences and seminars, she has
taught workshops on characterization, point of view, and layering a novel.

Caroline and her
husband live in the heart of Texas cowboy country with their menagerie of
rescued pets. When she’s not indulging her passion for writing, Caroline enjoys
family, reading, travel, antiquing, genealogy, and getting together with
friends. Find her on her blog, website, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Google+,
WattPad,
Shelfari,
and Pinterest.
Click on her Amazon Author Page
for a complete list of her books.

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